The Buccaneers have gone toe‑to‑toe with perennial champions Sundowns this season, but back‑to‑back draws with Siwelele and Richards Bay have left them a point adrift, having played an extra game.
With just six games left of the season to play, the former Pirates goalkeeper says Sundowns are too experienced to let their ninth successive top-flight title slip away.
Josephs, who is currently employed as Kenyan national team goalkeeper coach, expressed his views on the Soccer Beat podcast.
“Sundowns have got acres and miles in an abundance of experience in doing this thing. You know? We had them by the neck about four or five games ago. We had them, the chance, and then we slipped up,” he said.
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“Every time when it’s crucial for us, we slip up. And that, for me, was the frustrating part when we had a little bit of a chance, just to put a little bit of a lock on them, we slipped up.
“For me, the mindset is not quite there yet. As much as I’d love my team to win this league for the way they have performed this season.
“Honestly, if there was a title awarded purely for the way you played and for showing unbelievable character, I would hand it to them myself.
“But unfortunately, that is not the way the league is won. This league is won by points. And as for who comes out the best, right? And if you’ve been doing the best all season, and you lose the last game and the last point, then unfortunately, you’re not going to be the best.”